insular
adjective
in·su·lar
ˈin(t)-su̇-lər 
-syu̇-,
ˈin-shə-lər
1
: characteristic of an isolated people
especially
: being, having, or reflecting a narrow provincial viewpoint
2
a
: of, relating to, or constituting an island
b
: dwelling or situated on an island
insular residents
3
: of or relating to an island of cells or tissue
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Examples of insular in a Sentence
the insular world of boarding schools
an insular community that is not receptive of new ideas, especially from outsiders
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Cassuto critiques the insular nature of most academic writing, which can be inaccessible to outsiders and, thus, not read.
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Marybeth Gasman, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Today, Said’s views have achieved a kind of Pyrrhic victory within the academic humanities, where politically engaged criticism is both the norm and, not coincidentally, more insular and detached from public life than ever.
—Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
Immigrant culture can be very insular and fearful of outsiders, and there’s a good reason for that.
—Amy Kaufman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
Shawn Cole, a founding partner of executive-search firm Cowen Partners, whose firm has worked for other airlines but not Southwest, believes Southwest is too insular and should follow the recent examples of Starbucks and Boeing and hire an outsider as CEO.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2024
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Marybeth Gasman, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Today, Said’s views have achieved a kind of Pyrrhic victory within the academic humanities, where politically engaged criticism is both the norm and, not coincidentally, more insular and detached from public life than ever.
—Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
Immigrant culture can be very insular and fearful of outsiders, and there’s a good reason for that.
—Amy Kaufman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
Shawn Cole, a founding partner of executive-search firm Cowen Partners, whose firm has worked for other airlines but not Southwest, believes Southwest is too insular and should follow the recent examples of Starbucks and Boeing and hire an outsider as CEO.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2024
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insular
adjective
in·su·lar
ˈin(t)s-(y)ə-lər
ˈin-shə-lər
1
: of, relating to, or forming an island
2
: being isolated or detached
an insular building
3
: not open to new or different ideas : narrow
an insular viewpoint
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